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patron
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patron (Influential supporter), noun advocate, backer, benefactor, champion, defender, endorser, favorer, financer, friend, guardian, helper, influential sponsor, investor, leader, patronus, philanthropist, promoter, sponsor, supporter, upholder
patron (Regular customer), noun business contact, buyer, client, consultor, consumer, customer, emptor, patronizer, prospective buyer, purchaser, shopper, supporter, vendee
See also: abettor, advocate, backer, benefactor, client, consumer, contributor, counselor, customer, donor, employer, good samaritan, guardian, member, partisan, promoter, proponent, samaritan, sponsor

PATRON, eccl. law. He who has the disposition and gift of an ecclesiastical benefice. In the Roman law it signified the former master of a freedman. Dig. 2, 4, 8, 1.



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A close literary reading of Luke-Acts, guided by social-scientific criticism, reveals that it is not "the rich" per se who are critiqued in these volumes but rather the abuses inherent in the ancient patronal system as well as the values into which both patrons and clients are socialized.
Radical patronage in Luke-Acts by Heen, Erik M. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Top Insurers Ranked by premiums as of December 31, 2004 ARGENTINA TYPE OF COMPANY INSURANCE 1 Federacion Patronal Seguros general and life 2 Caja de Seguros general 3 Mapfre general 4 La Meridional general and life 5 Oregenes Seguros de Retiro retirement 6 San Cristobal general and life 7 HSBC La Buenos Aires Seguros general and life 8 Provincia Seguros general and life 9 Consolidar Cia.
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On the one hand, the bond was patronal in that common interest and loyalty merged with paternal care and authority.
'These brothers of ours': Poblete's obreros and the road to Baguio ... by Bankoff, Greg / Journal of Social History
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